The Buddha describes the seven underlying tendencies toward 1) sensual desire, 2) aversion, 3) views, 4) doubt, 5) conceit, 6) passion for existence, and 7) ignorance that are present in living beings.
“Sattime, bhikkhave, anusayā. Katame satta?
“Bhikkhus, there are these seven |underlying tendencies::dormant dispositions; lit: sleeping alongside [anusayā]|. What seven?
Kāmarāgānusayo,
paṭighānusayo,
diṭṭhānusayo,
vicikicchānusayo,
mānānusayo,
bhavarāgānusayo,
avijjānusayo.
1.) The underlying tendency toward |sensual desire::passion or lust for sensual pleasures [kāmarāga]|,
2.) the underlying tendency toward |aversion::mental resistance, irritation, conflict [paṭigha]|,
3.) the |underlying tendency toward views::inherent inclination towards opinions, underlying conceptual beliefs; lit. views sleeping alongside [diṭṭhānusaya]|,
4.) the underlying tendency toward |doubt::uncertainty, indecisiveness wrt suffering, its arising, its ending, and the way of practice leading to the end of suffering [vicikiccha]|,
5.) the underlying tendency toward |conceit::self-view expressed as comparison—seeing oneself as superior, inferior, or equal; the persistent “I am” conceit (asmimāna) that underlies identification and fuels rebirth [māna]|,
6.) the underlying tendency toward passion for |existence::continued conditional existence, the karmically conditioned mode of being that leads to future rebirth [bhava]|, and
7.) the underlying tendency toward |ignorance::fundamental unawareness or misunderstanding of the true nature of reality, not experientially understanding the four noble truths [avijjā]|.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta anusayā”ti.
These, bhikkhus, are the seven underlying tendencies.”
“Bhikkhus, there are these seven |underlying tendencies::dormant dispositions; lit: sleeping alongside [anusayā]|. What seven?
1.) The underlying tendency toward |sensual desire::passion or lust for sensual pleasures [kāmarāga]|,
2.) the underlying tendency toward |aversion::mental resistance, irritation, conflict [paṭigha]|,
3.) the |underlying tendency toward views::inherent inclination towards opinions, underlying conceptual beliefs; lit. views sleeping alongside [diṭṭhānusaya]|,
4.) the underlying tendency toward |doubt::uncertainty, indecisiveness wrt suffering, its arising, its ending, and the way of practice leading to the end of suffering [vicikiccha]|,
5.) the underlying tendency toward |conceit::self-view expressed as comparison—seeing oneself as superior, inferior, or equal; the persistent “I am” conceit (asmimāna) that underlies identification and fuels rebirth [māna]|,
6.) the underlying tendency toward passion for |existence::continued conditional existence, the karmically conditioned mode of being that leads to future rebirth [bhava]|, and
7.) the underlying tendency toward |ignorance::fundamental unawareness or misunderstanding of the true nature of reality, not experientially understanding the four noble truths [avijjā]|.
These, bhikkhus, are the seven underlying tendencies.”
“Sattime, bhikkhave, anusayā. Katame satta?
Kāmarāgānusayo,
paṭighānusayo,
diṭṭhānusayo,
vicikicchānusayo,
mānānusayo,
bhavarāgānusayo,
avijjānusayo.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta anusayā”ti.